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Innovative content management systems (CMS) – Tailored to every requirement
The right content at the right time and in the right place: To keep e-commerce applications and image sites up to date, content must be developed, updated, and maintained. Depending on your requirements, we recommend the content management system that best suits your needs, implement it, and, if desired, also take care of content creation—for regular purchasing impulses and increased sales.
✓ Independent consulting: We select the CMS that really fits your objectives
✓ Fast implementation: Everything from a single provider, from planning to go-live
✓ Long-term success: Scalable solutions for growing requirements
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A content management system (CMS) is a software solution that simplifies the creation, editing, and management of digital content. A CMS enables companies of all sizes to effectively control their web presence without requiring in-depth technical knowledge of web development or programming. Choosing an enterprise CMS solution also offers advanced functionality, security features, and scalability, which are essential for growing and large organizations.
Enterprise solutions are specifically designed to manage complex content structures, ensure consistent brand communication across multiple channels, and optimize team collaboration. This enables efficient control of your digital strategy and increased customer loyalty through high-quality, targeted content.
Independent consulting for your success
As a partner to leading CMS providers, we know the strengths and weaknesses of the various solutions. This enables us to provide you with comprehensive, customized advice and work with you to find the CMS solution that perfectly suits your business case.
Want to get content live in minutes instead of days? With intuitive visual editing and flexible campaign management, you can implement your ideas immediately—across all channels and without having to wait for IT.
Would you like to have more time to develop new solutions instead of making minor adjustments to your website every day? An intuitive CMS relieves you of content maintenance and gives you freedom.
Would you like to achieve a faster time-to-market and have a website that can respond to market changes in real time? With modern CMS solutions, content can be managed across all channels – quickly and in real time.
Our CMS partners
Storyblok: The flexible headless CMS with real-time preview and reusable content blocks
Storyblok combines the advantages of a headless CMS with a visual editor featuring a modular block structure. This allows content and layouts to be created in no time at all and checked in real time before going live, which makes coordination and quality control much easier.
Contentful: The headless CMS for flexible and scalable content strategies
Contentful enables precise content control across websites, apps, commerce solutions, and other channels. The CMS not only supports omnichannel strategies, but also allows you to quickly test new formats or markets without jeopardizing existing structures.
Strapi: The customizable open-source headless CMS with a focus on developers and modern content management
Strapi’s open-source headless CMS platform gives developers the freedom to customize data models, APIs, and the admin area. Content can be retrieved via REST or GraphQL, while editors can work directly with features such as live preview and internationalization.
Magnolia: The hybrid headless DXP with visual editor and enterprise features
Magnolia combines the flexibility of a headless CMS with classic DXP functions and a graphical editor for customizing page layouts and content. This allows content to be managed consistently across channels—with editorial control and real-time previews.
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Bloomreach: The AI-powered digital experience platform for personalized content and commerce experiences
Bloomreach combines headless CMS, personalization, and commerce intelligence in one platform. AI-powered search, segmentation, and content delivery create dynamic, data-driven customer experiences across all channels.
SmartEdit: The WCMS (Web Content Management System) from SAP Commerce with WYSIWYG editor
With SmartEdit, you can easily create, delete, or move pages without any programming knowledge. As a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, SmartEdit—the WCMS from SAP Commerce—is intuitive to use and ensures the perfect user experience.
Our services
Our offering goes beyond advising you on choosing the right CMS. We also support you in
integrating, customizing, and optimizing your chosen platform to ensure that it harmonizes seamlessly with your
digital ecosystems and aligns with your content strategies.
Requirements analysis & goal definition
Together, we determine your requirements, target group, and content. This allows us to lay the foundation for a tailor-made CMS solution.
Technology & concept consulting
We compare suitable CMS platforms and develop a concept that optimally supports your business processes.
Implementation & Integration
Our developers implement the solution, integrate existing systems, and ensure smooth migration.
Connection
Third-party systems
We seamlessly connect your CMS with CRM, PIM, and other systems to automate data flows and avoid media breaks. This allows you to create efficient processes.
Content creation & training
On request, we can assist you with content creation and train your team in the efficient use of the new CMS.
Maintenance, support, and hosting
Reliable hosting on our own German servers, regular updates, and fast support ensure the stable operation of your CMS.
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These companies trust our CMS expertise
From headless to enterprise—we develop customized CMS solutions for scalable websites, high-performance e-commerce platforms, and strong brand identities..
Frequently asked questions about CMS, technology, and
our services
The ideal CMS depends on your objectives, team expertise, and technical requirements. For complex business platforms and growing content structures, scalable headless systems such as Storyblok, Strapi, or Contentful are recommended. For larger shop solutions and complex enterprise e-commerce, a CMS such as SAP SmartEdit or TYPO3 is recommended. It is crucial to evaluate your own processes, integration requirements (e.g., CRM/PIM), and scaling goals instead of focusing on popular names.
A classic CMS connects the backend and frontend. Design and content delivery run in one system (e.g., WordPress, Typo3). Headless CMS completely decouples the backend and frontend.
Content is delivered via API and can be flexibly integrated into various applications—whether websites, apps, voice assistants, or digital signage. Headless systems promise maximum technological freedom, omnichannel publishing, and scalability, but initially require more development effort, which pays off in the long term.
Many modern CMSs can be expanded modularly, for example through plugins, modules, or interfaces to third-party systems. When content and functionality grow, an expansion is often sufficient. It becomes critical when the old system can no longer keep up with the update cycle or has reached its structural limits.
At the point when fundamental architectural requirements such as omnichannel, headless structures, or cloud capability reach their limits, it is essential to carefully consider whether innovative and future-proof alternatives might be the better option. In many cases, it is advisable to first take stock and invest in targeted further development before considering a complete system change.
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The duration depends heavily on individual requirements and project complexity. Simple CMS can be integrated in a few days to weeks, while complex enterprise solutions or interface projects (e.g., SAP Commerce, Headless, PIM/CRM) take longer.
Our team works in an agile and modular manner, which significantly shortens the implementation time and enables productive sub-projects at an early stage.
Our development teams support the integration of leading CMS and digital commerce platforms, including SAP SmartEdit, Storyblok, Contentful, Magnolia, Bloomreach, Strapi, and TYPO3 as a proven open-source solution. Our teams of experts accompany you on the path to your unique CMS, from selection and development to API-based integration and customization. We also implement PIM and CRM connections tailored to your needs.
Key factors include regular updates of software, plugins, and themes, minimalist modularity, and efficient database structures. Automated backups and clear role allocation on the user side protect against data loss and attacks. Optimized images, lean code, and monitoring tools such as Lighthouse or GTmetrix increase loading times and improve the user experience. We recomend to use professional hosting services with firewalls and SSL to ensure basic security.
When integrating or migrating a CMS, Medienwerft pays attention to these criteria from the outset in order to avoid technical debt and additional costs later on. Within the FIS Group, we also offer AI solutions hosted on our own servers in Germany that automatically improve and guarantee data quality.
